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What is 87 percent of 550?
Answer: 87% of 550 is 478.5.
You want to know the answer to this question: what is 87 percent of 550? Here is a very simple step-by-step guide to find out.
Step 1: A percentage is a number or ratio expressed as a fraction of 100.
\(87\%\) = \(87 \over 100 \) = \(0.87\)
Step 2: We use the following formula:
\(\text{Percentage of a value}\) = \(X \cdot P\%\)
• \(X = 550\)
• \(P\% = 87\%\) = \(87 \over 100 \) = \(0.87\)
\(Answer: 550 \cdot 87\%\) = \(550 \cdot 0.87\) = \(478.5\)
• \(X = 550\)
• \(P\% = 87\%\) = \(87 \over 100 \) = \(0.87\)
\(Answer: 550 \cdot 87\%\) = \(550 \cdot 0.87\) = \(478.5\)
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